The Ravens were one of the highest-spending teams in the NFL over the past two years on player salaries, investing a combined $252.25 million in contracts, according to NFL Players Association figures. The Ravens spent up to 98.54 percent against the salary cap, well above the minimum requirement. NFL teams must spend a minimum cash requirement of 89 percent of the salary cap between 2013 and 2017. If a team fails to do so, it has to pay the difference to the NFLPA, which is free to distribute the money as it sees fit. "There are a lot of teams out there that don’t spend to the cap, and we do," Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said during the team's annual State of the...

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